Standard

See also: standard

English

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Proper noun

Standard

  1. (science fiction, fantasy) Denoting the name of a universal language in various works.
    Synonym: Common
    • 1996, Joan D. Vinge, Dreamfall, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 150:
      "I felt that I had to come," she said, as if she could tell from my face that I still wasn't getting it. She spoke Standard, with no real accent. She was dressed in pragmatic, sexless human clothes; if we hadn't been face-to-face, she could have passed for a human.

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German

Etymology

19th century, borrowed from English standard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtandart/, [ˈʃtan.daʁt], [-daɐ̯t], [-daːt], (archaic) /ˈstandart/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈstandaʁt/, [-daɐ̯t] (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: Stan‧dard

Noun

Standard m (strong, genitive Standards, plural Standards)

  1. standard
    Synonyms: Norm, Maßstab, Richtlinie, Größenvorschrift

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